Worlds

 of  North  and  South  Project  Rubric  

Knowledge  of  Topics  &  Understanding  of  Historical  Significance  
 
• Excellent  
o Student(s)  provide  exceptional  explanations  and  notable  insight  that  
demonstrate  in-­‐depth  understanding  of  the  differences  between  the  North  
and  South  and  how  those  differences  could  negatively/positively  impact  
future  relations  between  these  two  sections  of  the  country.    
• Good      
o Student(s)  provide  satisfactory  explanations  that  demonstrate  the  
differences  between  the  North  and  South  and  how  those  differences  could  
negatively/positively  impact  future  relations  between  these  two  sections  of  
the  country.  
• Fair  
o Student(s)  provide  limited  explanations  that  demonstrate  some  
understanding  of  the  differences  between  the  North  and  South  and  how  
those  differences  could  negatively/positively  impact  future  relations  
between  these  two  sections  of  the  country.  
• Poor  
o Student(s)  provide  no  explanations,  or  the  explanations  are  weak  and  
demonstrate  a  very  limited  understanding  of  the  differences  between  the  
North  and  South  and  how  those  differences  could  negatively/positively  
impact  future  relations  between  these  two  sections  of  the  country.  
 
 
Organization  &  Communication  of  Ideas  
 
• Excellent  
o Information  is  presented  in  a  logical  way  and  there  is  excellent  evidence  of  
learning,  creativity,  and  innovation  reflected  in  the  student’s  project.    
• Good  
o Information  is  mostly  presented  in  a  logical  way,  and  ideas  are  
understandable  if  not  fully  developed.  
• Fair  
o Student(s)  miss  some  of  the  information  requirements.  The  organization  and  
the  development  of  ideas  are  not  strong.    
• Poor  
o Student(s)  miss  most  or  all  of  the  information  requirements.  The  
presentation  is  disorganized  and  ideas  are  underdeveloped.  
 
 
 
 
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Project  Rubric  adopted  from  ABC-­‐CLIO  Middle  Grades  Evaluation  Criteria  

 Worlds  of  North  and  South  Project  Rubric  
Technical  Elements  
 
• Excellent  
o The  video  and  any  included  media  (graphics,  sound,  video,  etc.)  or  student  
acting  enhance  the  communication  of  the  content  and  meet  the  project  
requirements.      
• Good  
o The  video  and  any  included  media  (graphics,  sound,  video,  etc.)  or  student  
acting  mostly  reinforce  the  communication  of  the  content.  Minor  
inconsistencies  in  format  do  not  have  a  significant  impact  on  the  
presentation.  
• Fair  
o The  video  and  any  included  media  (graphics,  sound,  video,  etc.)  have  some  
technical  problems.  Student  acting    within  the  movie  is  distractive,  silly,  or  
unnecessary.  
• Poor  
o The  video  and  any  included  media  (graphics,  sound,  video,  etc.)  or  student  
acting  has  several  flaws  and  is  not  meaningful  or  not  appropriate.  
 
Synthesis  of  Presentation  
 
• Excellent  
o Final  video  is  unique  and  well  designed  (very  informative  as  well  as  
engaging)  and  its  content  flows  smoothly  from  beginning  to  end.      
• Good  
o Final  video  is  well  designed  (informative  and  engaging)  and  its  content  is  
mostly  easy  to  follow.    
• Fair  
o Final  video  is  adequate.  Its  content  delivery  has  some  lapses  in  consistency  
and  may  be  confusing.  
• Poor  
o Final  video  does  not  convey  content.  Content  delivery  is  disorganized  and  
difficult  to  comprehend  and/or  understand.      
 
 

Project  Rubric  adopted  from  ABC-­‐CLIO  Middle  Grades  Evaluation  Criteria